_Synonyms_: Burlington Greening, Russine, Bell Dubois, and Jersey
Greening.
The Rhode Island Greening is such a universal favorite, and so generally
known, that it seems superfluous to describe it. It succeeds well in
most of the northern sections of the United States, and on a great
variety of soils. Where it succeeds it is one of the most esteemed and
profitable among early winter fruits. [In Kansas it drops too early.]
Tree a very vigorous, spreading grower. Young shoots reddish brown. Very
productive. [Shy in Kansas.] Fruit large, roundish, a little flattened,
pretty regular, but often obscurely ribbed, dark green, becoming
greenish yellow when ripe, when it sometimes shows a dull blush near the
stalk. Calyx small, woolly, closed, in a slightly sunken, scarcely
plaited basin. Stalk three-fourths of an inch long, curved, thickest at
the bottom. Flesh yellow, fine grained, tender, crisp, with an abundance
of rich, sprightly, aromatic, lively, acid juice. Very good. November to
February.